Bill Sponsor
California Assembly Bill 2998
Session 20232024
Opioid overdose reversal medications: pupil administration.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 29, 2024
First Action
Feb 16, 2024
Latest Action
Sep 29, 2024
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2998
State
California
Session
20232024
Sponsorship by Party
Assembly Votes (5)
Senate Votes (3)
Summary
Existing law authorizes a public or private elementary or secondary school to determine whether or not to make emergency naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist and trained personnel available at its school, and to designate one or more volunteers to receive related training to address an opioid overdose, as specified. Existing law prohibits a person who has completed that training and who administers, in good faith and not for compensation, naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist to a person who appears to be experiencing an opioid overdose from being subject to professional review, liable in a civil action, or subject to criminal prosecution for the person's acts or omissions in administering the naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist, unless the person's acts or omissions constituted gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct, as provided. This bill would prohibit a school district, county office of education, or charter school from prohibiting a pupil 12 years of age or older, while on a schoolsite or participating in school activities, from carrying or administering, for the purposes of providing emergency treatment to persons who are suffering, or reasonably believed to be suffering, from an opioid overdose, a naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray or any other opioid overdose reversal medication that is federally approved for over-the-counter, nonprescription use, as provided. The bill would prohibit a pupil 12 years of age or older of those local educational agencies who administers those opioid antagonists on a schoolsite or while participating in school activities to a person who appears to be experiencing an opioid overdose, from being held liable in a civil action or being subject to criminal prosecution for their acts or omissions, unless the pupil's acts or omissions constitute gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct, as provided. The bill would also prohibit those local educational agencies, or an employee of those local educational agencies, from being subject to professional review, liable in a civil action, or subject to criminal prosecution for a pupil's acts or omissions in administering those opioid antagonists, unless an act or omission of the local educational agency, or the employee of the local educational agency, constitutes gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct connected to the administration of those opioid antagonists.
09/29/2024
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 974, Statutes of 2024.
09/29/2024
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
08/26/2024
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
08/19/2024
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6361.).
08/12/2024
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
08/12/2024
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5045.).
08/06/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
08/05/2024
Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
06/20/2024
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/19/2024
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 18).
06/12/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
05/29/2024
Senate
Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.
05/22/2024
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
05/21/2024
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5446.)
05/16/2024
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
05/15/2024
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 15).
04/30/2024
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/29/2024
Assembly
Read second time and amended.
04/25/2024
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 24).
04/18/2024
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
04/15/2024
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
04/11/2024
Assembly
Read second time and amended.
04/10/2024
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 9).
04/02/2024
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
04/01/2024
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
03/11/2024
Assembly
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
02/17/2024
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
02/16/2024
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 17, 2024 12:19:25 PM
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Nov 15, 2024 12:26:02 PM